CONFUSED & TROUBLED

[Blinky_Bill]

Good Morning,

I had sexual intercourse in 2009 in which the condom burst.I aquired gonoreaha from the incident and paniced a lot-because i later found out that the girl in positive from the hiv.I had a mounth after thice incident a thick rough whitening of the inner surface of my tongue, burning tongue, night sweats ,Lymph node enlargements in my pelvic area, sore joints and fatigue.I saw a doctor for my tongue who arrested the burning but I have not been able to get rid of the white rough coating.I was too scared to get tested all this time but finally did test with a laboratory Vermark here in South Africa.I am absolutely astounded that my test is saying im negative of the HIV.How can this be when I had all symptoms to suggest HIV and further more I had sex with somebody who was and is HIV positive.Could there be a mistake with my blood specimine being mixed up with someone elses?Do I have a type which can not be detected by available tests comming from Africa?

[Blinky_Bill]

Thanks a lot gentlemen...I will grab this new lease of life with both hands.

[ricky_id]

Like Teak put it, you have no HIV to be worried of. The 99.8% could still include false positives, which are possible beyond 3 months post-exposure and warrant a confirmation test. But not false negative.

[Teak]

Yes. You don't have HIV.

[Blinky_Bill]

I just had that rapid test this afternoon and my results for HIV 1/2 and O have been declared negative despite the symptoms I endour and endoured.However I noticed again on the packet that the tests are 99.8 % correct.Are these tests as acurate as the ones at the lab?..its unbelievable....

[ricky_id]

The medical guidelines say it's at 3 months post-exposure. The ones who are not detected by then are those on meds post-transplant, on chemotherapy, or who are heavy IV drug user, any of which requires it to extend the period to 6 months post-exposure, otherwise 3 months.

ANY approved test should be conducted at 3 months post-exposure for a conclusive negative result, any.

[Blinky_Bill]

I anticipate no change of possition from the Drs Hunter and Hook.As i can extract from there discourse " delayed seroconversion is an urban myth", a duo at 28 days is 100% conclusive,an hiv test at 6-8 weeks (nevermind 3 months is conclusive(?).Test results all ways out weigh symptoms regardless of symptoms and exposure history.

If my situation is believable it means I just might have gotten my life back .My last encounter was 2 years ago from my test.

1) Do you think it is advisable to run another test (just to be sure) - A friend of mine made me aware of a center where they conduct rapid tests and you get your result in 20 mins.
2) He also informed me of a neucleaic acid test for the viral dna -how ever i have just establishe it will cost me a whopping R800.

Do you think this may cancel all doubts - ive notice all tests claim an accuracy of 99.8%-why not 100%?

Thanks

[ricky_id]

As long as it was performed beyond 3 months after that sex, you're conclusively HIV negative. If you want to cross-check the veritability of my answer, you can go to the HIV expert forum and reconcile them.

[Blinky_Bill]

Thank you Ricky for the fast response- my dr ordered a Combi antibody and antigen test.What can you conclude in your expert opinion?I have been very troubled for two years without a definate stance on this.

[ricky_id]

It should've been "transmit HIV" instead of "infect HIV" by the way.

[ricky_id]

Not all sex with an HIV+ partner will infect HIV. What kind of test did you take anyway?